Avocado: 2013

Just listened to ST from front to back 3 times in a row for the 1st time in at least 2 years. HOLEY TOLEDO! Do you know what bands would give to make an album like that today?! Andf it's not even a top 5 Pearl Jam album IMHO.

I'm so grateful (and proud) that I picked this band as my chauffeurs through life. They have made my world a better place to live. That's all anyone can ask of 5 dudes who have no knowledge of their (my) existence.

I love how music plays the role of a time machine. This album came at a crucial time for me. My love life, my career, my self search ... ect. From Life Wasted to Inside Job ... it's a journey through truth, justice and the PJ way. Avocado has really stood the test of time for me.

I hear ya. I had the same thing happen to me, but from an entirely different "band" called Neverending White Lights. Stumbled on it by fluke in 2005 during a tough time and that fucking album changed the way I dealt with my stuff at that time. I played it on full blast for 3 straight days; even when I left the house, I left it cranked over the surround sound. I slept with it cranked, I ate with it cranked, I lived... with that first album titled "Act I - Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies" and I'm glad I did. Now though? I have stopped listening to it entirely. BUT it's still one of my most favorite and most certainly memorable and "effective" albums of my life. Music is life's band-aid.

I hear ya. I had the same thing happen to me, but from an entirely different "band" called Neverending White Lights. Stumbled on it by fluke in 2005 during a tough time and that fucking album changed the way I dealt with my stuff at that time. I played it on full blast for 3 straight days; even when I left the house, I left it cranked over the surround sound. I slept with it cranked, I ate with it cranked, I lived... with that first album titled "Act I - Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies" and I'm glad I did. Now though? I have stopped listening to it entirely. BUT it's still one of my most favorite and most certainly memorable and "effective" albums of my life. Music is life's band-aid.

Not gonna slag on S/T, as it's a pretty cool album, but there's no shortage of albums as good or better since its release.

I think almost every PJ album has aged really well. I think one could argue against Ten and Vs b/c the overall sound, but they're so full of great songs they attain a timeless quality. Backspacer was instantly accessible, but the lack of depth, musically and lyrically, has made it easy to wear on.

I hear ya. I had the same thing happen to me, but from an entirely different "band" called Neverending White Lights. Stumbled on it by fluke in 2005 during a tough time and that fucking album changed the way I dealt with my stuff at that time. I played it on full blast for 3 straight days; even when I left the house, I left it cranked over the surround sound. I slept with it cranked, I ate with it cranked, I lived... with that first album titled "Act I - Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies" and I'm glad I did. Now though? I have stopped listening to it entirely. BUT it's still one of my most favorite and most certainly memorable and "effective" albums of my life. Music is life's band-aid.

I relate to that 100%. Happened to me totally unexpectedly with Nada Surf's The Weight is a Gift. A band i had never heard of except for (crappy) song, and that album really grabbed me and spoke to me about loss, relationships, maturing, and letting go. I should probably listen to it again right now actually....

i wish a PJ album would hit me that hard again...No Code was the last one to hit me as a united whole of an album, for me personally. I love Yield and all of the rest after, but none of 'em have been life-changing (tho many of the songs alone are...)

Just listened to ST from front to back 3 times in a row for the 1st time in at least 2 years. HOLEY TOLEDO! Do you know what bands would give to make an album like that today?! Andf it's not even a top 5 Pearl Jam album IMHO.

I'm so grateful (and proud) that I picked this band as my chauffeurs through life. They have made my world a better place to live. That's all anyone can ask of 5 dudes who have no knowledge of their (my) existence.

I love how music plays the role of a time machine. This album came at a crucial time for me. My love life, my career, my self search ... ect. From Life Wasted to Inside Job ... it's a journey through truth, justice and the PJ way. Avocado has really stood the test of time for me.

Amazing passion! I Love it! and might I just add, that Inside Job might be my all-time favorite closer of any album that they have. I love Release, but I love it as a stand alone song, Inside Job is just an amazing way to end such a flawless album as Avocado...if that makes any sense haha. I also really love All Those Yesterdays from Yield, that's a great closer too

This album is absolutely fantastic - sometimes I actually feel like I get a major craving for it, and I can't get it off my mind until I listen to the whole album a couple of times.... currently seeking it on vinyl, which is turning out to be harder than expected. There seems to be a surge in popularity for this album.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

Wow, am I an asshole? I was just listening to S/T not too long ago but thought it hasn't aged very well at all. Songs like Unemployable, Gone, Inside Job, and Parachutes don't do it for me, anymore. The same thing is happening to Backspacer: I find myself listening to it less and less and time goes by. When I first heard about Lightning Bolt I was talking a lot of shit, but now I'm starting to have high hopes. Here's to hoping Pearl Jam gives their fans the first 'Pearl Jam' album in over ten years.

Here's to hoping Pearl Jam gives their fans the first 'Pearl Jam' album in over ten years.

Huh? What does that mean??
How about just hoping that you personally enjoy the new album more than you did the ones of the last ten years?
I personally absolutely LOVE Binaural, Riot Act, and Avocado a lot, and think that every PJ album is uniquely and noticeably 'Pearl Jam'.... whatever the fuck that means.

Oh, and no. Not liking some music doesn't make you an asshole.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata